Education

Midcoast Conservancy will offer two days of nature exploration, just in time for Earth Day. First, join us

Eighteen months ago Sheepscot Valley Children’s House added infant and toddler care to their repertoire of early childhood education. The community…

Coastal Senior College’s annual luncheon, open to all, will take place Thursday, May 19 at Water’s Edge in Edgecomb. A cash bar and hors d'oeuvres will be available…

This year’s winner of the Chickadee Award with 3,542 votes is "Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas," by Lynne Cox and Brian Floca. In second place with 3,390 votes is "Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of…

The Wiscasset Music Department recently had students participate in local honors events.

The Maine Music Educator’s Association (MMEA) District III High School Honors Festival took place on…

Wiscasset School Department

Wiscasset’s projected school budget hike has fallen from 8.02 percent to 6.6 percent, Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot said.

Health insurance premiums landed at about $90,000 less…

Both sides have now passed a pact that Wiscasset’s school support staff will work under this year and next.

“Thank God,” School Committee Chairman Steve Smith said April 14, following the…

Every spring the woods and meadows resound with a chorus of birdsong. Central Lincoln County Adult Education in partnership with Hidden Valley Nature Center is proud to offer…

Boothbay Region Adult Ed

Come make a beautiful felted flower pin in colors perfect for spring. Join Susie on Wednesday, April 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. to learn hooking and proddy with a small pin. This textile technique…

Kindergarten registration for the 2016-2017 school year at Edgecomb Eddy School will be held on Wednesday, May 11. All parents who will be registering…

Historic New England is coming to the children’s room at Wiscasset Library. Join us as we combine storytime with hands-on activities to introduce children ages 5 to 10 to ideas about New England’s…

5th grade

Highest Honors: David Andersson, Connor Robertson

The annual Wiscasset High School Alumni Banquet will be Saturday, May 28 at the Wiscasset Middle High School Gymnasium.

Wiscasset School Department

Members of the union that represents 53 support staff at the Wiscasset School Department have voted in favor of a new contract, Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot confirmed.

The School…

Hyde School, a national leader in character education and leadership development for teens is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, April 19, on its Bath campus for all interested families and friends…

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when we come together to identify, promote and discuss the prevention of child abuse before it begins…

Edgecomb Eddy School

Edgecomb officials are investigating a mysterious spike into Edgecomb Eddy School’s electrical and heating fuel consumption.

The school’s year-to-date kilowatt per hour usage was 161,760 in…

An Adult and Pediatric CPR, AED and First Aid course is scheduled for April 13 and 14 at Boothbay Region Adult Education. The course is taught by a…

On Sunday, May 1, the Opus One Big Band will be performing at Wiscasset Middle High School at 5 p.m.

The Opus One Big…

The opening reception for the Lincoln Academy Student Art Exhibition at River Arts was held on March 31. This exhibit will showcase ceramics and sculpture, complemented by two-dimensional pieces…

Dresden selectmen voted Monday to offer voters an article to form an exploratory committee on a possible withdrawal from Regional School Unit 2.

Board Chairman Dale Hinote agreed he would…

For the past three years, Boothbay Harbor has been the home of a one-of-a-kind opportunity for children and young adults ages 5 to 17. The B…

Skidompha’s Chats with Champions Committee and Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop are delighted to announce that Boothbay Register/…

Registration is under way for Heartwood’s 14th session of summer camp, with three sessions scheduled June 27 through July 7, for students entering grades 1-12. Heartwood’s theater camp is designed…

Wiscasset elementary students from kindergarten through fourth grade recently participated in voting for the Chickadee Award. This award is in its twelfth year, and…

Wiscasset School Department

Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot unveiled a proposed $9.1 million budget March 24, up eight percent from this year’s $8.4 million. School committee members still need to approve…

Boothbay Region Adult Ed

This course is an introduction to boating taught by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Topics include types of boats, trailering,…

The CLC YMCA, in partnership with the Boothbay Region YMCA, is offering a combined and expanded summer camp experience to provide kids ages 3+ in Lincoln County…

Boothbay Region Adult Ed has classes where you can learn to live a healthier lifestyle, improve computer skills, and grow your own organic garden…

Invasive forest pests like hemlock woolly adelgid, winter moth and browntail moth may have devastating impacts on…

Thanks to generous donations through the Donor’s Choose program, Wiscasset Elementary School fifth and sixth grade students have been learning about languages.…

Woolwich Central School is currently searching for Woolwich children who will become a part of our school’s 2016-2017 kindergarten class. Youngsters who will be…

Join ReVision Energy and members of the Morris Farm community for an upcoming solar celebration of new and changing solar options in…

An eighth-grade student at Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning has been recognized at the national level by the Scholastic Writing Awards…

The CLC YMCA, in partnership with the Boothbay Region YMCA, is offering new teen leadership opportunities at Camp Knickerbocker this summer for 6-8…

The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce a new education series of four programs this spring. These programs will meet in…

During the last two weeks of March at Boothbay Region Adult Ed you can take a class about working with photos on your Windows computer, iPad, or…

Juniper Hill School

There was a time when “education” meant the same thing to everyone, but times have changed, and in most cases, for the better. In this area, Juniper Hill School for Place-Based…

The following Wiscasset Middle High School students were chosen to be the Students of the Second Quarter by the faculty and staff:…

On Monday, March 7, students at the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb participated in a mock caucus, modeled after the Maine state…

Marion Leslie of Wiscasset was named to the 2015 fall semester dean's list at the University of Southern Maine.

Westport Island and Alna would save on school costs under Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12’s budget offer. According to numbers that district officials shared with Alna selectmen March 9,…

Alna selectmen

Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent Howie Tuttle and Alna’s school board representatives will meet with Alna selectmen Wednesday, March 9, to present the district’s proposed next budget, Town…

Conversational French classes through Penobscot Language School began March 7. Classes will address three levels of learning: beginner, advanced…

Wiscasset School Committee

Wiscasset School Department’s maintenance and transportation director John Merry would go full-time, in an early budget offer he and Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot shared with the School…

WGME Spirit Challenge

Wiscasset Middle High School finished fourth in WGME’s Spirit Challenge on Friday, March 4, WMHS technology coordinator Deb Pooler said. More importantly, she said, the school and the Wiscasset…

The Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset is opening an innovative, intentionally small independent day school, the Elementary School at Chewonki, for…

The United States Power Squadrons® will be teaching a one day recreational boating safety course at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Saturday, April 2. This is an eight-hour course…

New Hope For Women

The Maine Women's Network (MWN), in benefit of New Hope for Women, will present a screening of The Representation Project's film “The Mask You Live In” on Saturday, March 12 at The Strand Theater…